[00:00.00] 作曲 : Nat Adderley/Oscar Brown Jr.
[00:16.71]Go down ... Hannah go down
[00:19.80]And stay down ...
[00:21.24]Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
[00:36.54]Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
[00:39.30]Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
[00:43.65]'cause I been convicted of a crime.
[00:48.42]Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
[00:54.09]Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
[00:55.35]Been workin' ... I been workin'
[00:59.04]But, I got me so terrible long to go.
[01:04.11]I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
[01:08.07]Crime of bein' hungry and poor
[01:12.30]Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
[01:16.08]When he found me robbin' his store.
[01:20.19]Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
[01:26.22]Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
[01:27.18]Been workin' ... I been workin'
[01:30.75]But, I got me so terrible long to go.
[01:33.72]Heard a judge say, "Five years labor ...
[01:40.02]To the chain gang you got-a go."
[01:44.76]Heard a judge say, "Five years labor."
[01:48.00]Heard my woman scream, "Lordy, no!"
[01:51.87]Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
[01:57.60]Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
[01:58.86]Been workin' ... I been workin'
[02:02.46]But, I got me so terrible long to go.
[02:07.71]Captain told me, "You got to watch your behavior ...
[02:11.46]If you're gonna work just like a natural born man."
[02:15.60]I told the captain, "You'd be meetin' your Savior ...
[02:19.35]You come on close to this hammer in my hand."
[02:23.43]Hold him steady right there while I hit him ... huh!
[02:29.07]Oh, reckon that ought-a get him
[02:30.33]Been workin' ... I been workin'
[02:33.90]But, I got me so terrible long to go.
[02:38.97]I wanna see my sweet, honey baby
[02:43.32]I got to break these chains off and run
[02:47.58]I wanna lay my head where it's shady
[02:49.62]Lord knows it's hot in this sun.
[02:54.81]Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
[03:01.20]Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
[03:01.77]Been workin' ... I been workin'
[03:05.37]But, I got me so terrible long to go ...
[03:08.58]See I been workin' ... I been workin' ...
[03:13.26]But, I got me so terrible long to go ...
[03:15.72]You know I got me so terrible long to go ...
[03:19.71]Lord ... I got me so damn long to go!

作曲 : Nat Adderley/Oscar Brown Jr.
Go down ... Hannah go down
And stay down ...
Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
Breakin' rocks and servin' my time
Breakin' up these rocks on-a chain gang
'cause I been convicted of a crime.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' ... I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
I been convicted of the crime, Lord, of needin'
Crime of bein' hungry and poor
Had-a leave some grocery man bleedin'
When he found me robbin' his store.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' ... I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
Heard a judge say, "Five years labor ...
To the chain gang you got-a go."
Heard a judge say, "Five years labor."
Heard my woman scream, "Lordy, no!"
Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' ... I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
Captain told me, "You got to watch your behavior ...
If you're gonna work just like a natural born man."
I told the captain, "You'd be meetin' your Savior ...
You come on close to this hammer in my hand."
Hold him steady right there while I hit him ... huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get him
Been workin' ... I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go.
I wanna see my sweet, honey baby
I got to break these chains off and run
I wanna lay my head where it's shady
Lord knows it's hot in this sun.
Hold it steady right there while I hit it ... huh!
Oh, reckon that ought-a get it
Been workin' ... I been workin'
But, I got me so terrible long to go ...
See I been workin' ... I been workin' ...
But, I got me so terrible long to go ...
You know I got me so terrible long to go ...
Lord ... I got me so damn long to go!